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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| STYLE | #5 | 4.276 | 4.571 |
| Overall | #9 | 4.143 | 4.429 |
| SUBSTANCE | #10 | 4.009 | 4.286 |
Ranked from 7 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Love the terrifying progression mechanics in this package
This feels close to perfect in terms of both presentation and substance. I like the inclusion of real-world information on kowloon walled city and now have a wikipedia page open to learn more, and the mission feels like it progresses at a good speed.
The only con I would mention is that pamphlets are a bit awkward to use as PDFs because you lose track of the page order so easily, so offering an alternate download presenting the information from left to right or with page numbers would be appreciated.
Thanks! Kowloon Walled City was a fascinating place. There's a great book "City of Darkness Revisted" worth reading if you can acquire a copy.
I can do an alternate version with the panels in left to right order for PDF reading. That's a good idea!
Pros :
- Trifold pamphlet scenario. I'm loving these, it's a brilliant mechanism for making authors cut the fat out of a scenario and ensure all the information is immediately accessible to the Ref in play.
- I learned about a new, fascinating superstructure that existed in our reality.
Cons :
- Not many. The superstructure is intrinsically labyrinthian to outsiders, but FIST's goal requires hitting specific parts in a specific order which seems like it might be cumbersome. (I haven't played it, so I might be way off.)
- TERMITE has the word Time too many times - "3 times" would be better as "thrice". SUNFLOWER is missing the word "for" at one point.
- Look, I'm trying real hard to offer criticism here, it's a fantastic looking trifold, get it if you haven't yet.
Thanks for the critique! Proofreading is the first casualty of solo writing projects. I'll fix that and re-upload it when I get a chance.
Oh and I wanted to have some kind of puzzle for the adventure, so I added the clues and the scientist so players have something to figure out. Obviously it's easy to modify how to shut off the machine.